Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 7 August 1913, Mooresville, North Carolina. Died: 13 June 1984, Charlotte, N.C. Enlisted: 29 March 1941 at Ft. Bragg, N.C and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: four years college. His mother, Inez M. Roberts (1884-1956), was a teacher in a public school. His father was Ward David Newkirk…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 1910, Mississippi. Died: unk. Enlisted into the Army on 15 Apr 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS. Education-grammar school. Civil occupation-general farms.
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 29 December 1905, Louisiana. Died: 27 August 1961, Zachary, LA. Enlisted: 17 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 16 June 1945. Education: grammar school. He was married. His father was John Thomas and his mother was Francis Thomas. Serial #34073366 If you have information about…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 12 September 1919, Rayville, LA. He lived in Bolivar County, MS. Died: 21 February 1994, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA. Enlisted: 14 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 8 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farms. His father was Jesse Nabors, farm laborer and his…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 25 March 1919, Lowndes County, Mississippi. Died: 7 June 1978, Indianapolis, Indiana. Enlisted: 15 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farms. His mother was Mattie Will Mosby Clayborn (Clavon) 1899-1983. He married Lula Mae Thompson Cobb (1929-1961) in 1949. Serial #34046478 If…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 30 April 1918, Telladega, Alabama. Died: 19 April 1987, Los Angeles, CA. Enlisted: 13 May 1941 at Ft. McClellan, Alabama and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: three years high school. Civil occupation: In 1940 he was employed by Perfection Mattress Company. His father was Ural Morris and his…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 1918, Louisiana. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 17 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: two years high school. Civil occupation: porter. Serial #34073353 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE A Story about James
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 8 July 1918, Almadane, Louisiana. Died: 15 March 1989. Enlisted: 12 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: farming. His father was Preston Taylor Miller (1893-1948) and his mother was Emmie Freeman (1886-?). Serial #34072573 If you have…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 7 April 1907, Calhoun County, Mississippi. Died: 15 September 1988, Chicago, Cook, IL. Enlisted: 15 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: farming. His father was John Miller, farm laborer, and his mother was Adelin Miller. His wife was…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 9 July 1916, Columbus, North Carolina. Died: October 1967, North Carolina. Enlisted: 14 May 1941, Ft. Bragg, N.C and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: four years high school. Civil occupation: general farms and construction. His father was James Fred McKoy and his mother was Rosiallia Rouse. He married…